Saaf Finance

Senior Engineer, Full Stack

Saaf Finance

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AngularAWSDistributed SystemsETLGraphQLJavaScriptMongoDBMySQLNode.jsNoSQLPostgresReactSDLCSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Join Saaf Finance – Senior Full Stack Engineer | Shape the Future of Mortgages
  • Be part of an innovative startup revolutionizing the $17 trillion mortgage industry
  • Leverage cutting-edge AI to streamline the mortgage process, reduce costs, and make homeownership accessible
  • Automate loan data verification and underwriting at unprecedented speed
  • Work closely with seasoned Wall Street entrepreneurs in a high-trust culture with flexible hours and remote work options
  • Empowered to lead and build scalable solutions

Requirements

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions that automate mortgage-related processes and support collaboration among end users.
  • Work closely with founders, senior engineers, and design teams to translate customer needs into effective, practical software.
  • Shape engineering strategy and contribute to new product features and team planning.
  • Design and maintain scalable systems, APIs, and services that are easy to update, expand, and secure.
  • Design, implement, and document RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs that are robust, secure, and easy to use.
  • Ensure data integrity, security, and governance across applications, following best practices for data management and compliance.
  • Foster a security-first mindset in all development activities.
  • Break down and organize large projects into manageable tasks, ensuring clarity and alignment within the team.
  • Encourage documentation and knowledge sharing to promote collaboration and onboarding.
  • Create an environment where everyone feels safe to express ideas and disagreements, and is open to new perspectives.
  • Ensure team discussions focus on organizational goals and strategies.
  • Regularly review and improve team methods and workflows.
  • Guide and support team members, helping to build skills and ensure mutual coverage.
  • Use thorough debugging and troubleshooting methods to resolve software issues.
  • Set up and enhance monitoring to improve service stability and performance.
  • (Nice to have) Leverage LLM-powered coding assistants to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate documentation.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, with experience spanning both frontend and backend development.
  • 3+ years of experience working with frontend JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular, and backend technologies like NodeJS (these may overlap).
  • Strong experience designing and implementing APIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL), including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.
  • Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and hands-on experience with services such as Serverless Framework, Lambda, and CloudFormation is preferred.
  • Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases such as Postgres, MongoDB, or MySQL.
  • Experience working with Terraform is preferred.
  • Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and Agile methodologies.
  • Proven experience leading a team or architecting a large-scale enterprise product.
  • Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, and software design skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-driven with a strong work ethic and passion for excellence.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Knowledge of design patterns, data structures and distributed systems is a plus.
  • Experience with data engineering (pipelines, ETL workflows, data architecture) is plus.
  • Experience using LLM-based coding tools and prompt engineering for code generation, refactoring, or documentation is a plus.
  • Prior early-stage startup experience is highly preferred.